Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP “Primammadre” 2017 - The Oak

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP “Primammadre” 2017 - The Oak

The Primamadre Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP by Vini La Quercia is an elegant red wine, with an important body that exudes exciting aromas.

Grape: 100% Montepulciano.
Production area: Morro d'Oro, Teramo.
Altitude: 210 m a.s.l.
Soil: medium texture.
Vineyard: trained vine, simple guyot.
Harvest: handpicked in the last decade of October after grape selection in the vineyard.
Vinification: After destemming and crushing, the crushed grapes are transported to vitrified cement tanks. Fermentation occurs in contact with the skins at a temperature of 30 °C, not exceeding, to promote extraction. During fermentation and after, for about ten days, the mass is moved to enhance the liquid (must/wine) and solid (skins) contact. This expands and defines the structure of the finished wine, which intensifies with maturation first in stainless steel, then in tonneaux for about six to eight months, and aging in the bottle for about six months.
Alcohol content: 14% vol
First vintage produced: 2006.
The label: since ancient times, the oak tree has been considered a sacred and oracular tree. Its worship dates back to the prehistoric eras of Roman, Greek, and Celtic civilizations. A tree favored by gods and men, as keeping a splinter of this wood was believed to protect from misfortunes. This belief has reached our recent past when in Abruzzo oak leaves struck by lightning were collected and entrusted to poor recruits departing for war. It was thought that with this talisman, soldiers could not be hit by bullets, based on the belief that where lightning had struck once, it would not strike again.

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP “Primammadre” 2017 - The Oak: How is it produced

Vini La Quercia, Abruzzo

Ingredients Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP “Primammadre” 2017 - The Oak

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